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\title{\LaTeX\ Exercises}
\author{RSI 2007 TAs}
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\section{Basic \LaTeX\ Stuff} \label{sec:basic}
\begin{enumerate}
\item Create a new directory called \texttt{LatexIntroPaper}.
\item Create a new .tex file called \texttt{latex-example.tex} in your
  \texttt{LatexIntroPaper} directory.
\item Open the file with emacs and make a very simple document with some
  text.  Specify the \texttt{documentclass} to be ``article.''
\item Add title, author, and date information and make a title appear
  at the top of the page.
\item Include some \textbf{bold} and \emph{italic} text. Experiment with
  other font styles like \texttt{this}.
\item Include a manual line break like this\\ and \begin{center} center
  some text. \end{center}
\item Add a bulleted and  numbered list somewhere in your document.  See
  if you can figure out how to nest them.
\begin{itemize}
\item See, isn't this better than Word?
\item Everything is just so much prettier...
\end{itemize}

\item Generate a .pdf file using \texttt{pdflatex} and view it using
  \texttt{acroread}.
\end{enumerate}

\section{Sections and Referencing}

\begin{enumerate}
\item Add to your document three sections, a few subsections, and a
  subsubsection.  
\item Label one of the sections you created and create a reference to
  this section.  You should have something like this: In
  Section~\ref{sec:basic} you should have made a simple document.  Add
  another label and reference to see that \LaTeX\ takes care of the
  numbering for you.
\item Create some  footnotes.\footnote{Listen to your tutors!}
\item Add a few citations and create a bibliography section at the
  bottom of your paper\cite{citation1}  Note you may need to compile
  your .tex file twice to get the citations to appear properly. 
\end{enumerate}

\section{Figures and Tables}
\begin{enumerate}
\item Create a table  to your document. Then add a  caption
  and reference.  Try creating something like Table~\ref{tbl:table1}.



\begin{table}[htbp]
\label{tbl:table1}
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|r|l|l|}
\hline
11:00    & Bedcheck & Don't miss it or your counselor will embarass you!\\ 
\hline
11:30--? & Fun      & The fun starts after bedcheck!\\ 
\hline
???      & Sleep    & It's hard to find time. \\ 
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\caption{Your schedule.}
\end{table}

\item Add an figure of any kind to your document.  Again add a caption
  and reference.  Note that not all image formats are supported by
  \texttt{pdflatex}.  Recommended file formats are .png and .jpg.  Do
  NOT use .eps or .gif files, as these don't work with
  \texttt{pdflatex}.  It's easy to convert from one file format to
  another; use the command \texttt{convert file.ext1
  file.ext2}.  For example, to convert \texttt{image.gif}
  to \texttt{image.png} just type \texttt{convert image.gif image.png}.

\begin{figure}[htbp]
\label{fig:figure1}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=4in]{simmons.jpg}
\end{center}
\caption{Your dorm!}
\end{figure}

\end{enumerate}

\section{Math Mode}
\begin{enumerate}
\item The real power of \LaTeX\ is with its ability to format math
  expressions.  Write whatever cool math equation you'd like.
\item Write some inline math expressions as well: $E=mc^2$.
\item Experiment with other symbols and operators.  You can find a lot
  of information about what is possible with math mode here:
  \begin{verbatim}http://www.ams.org/tex/amslatex.html\end{verbatim}.   
\end{enumerate}

\section{Looking Stuff Up}
It's impossible to cover everything that \LaTeX\ can do in a few days.
But luckily its very easy to figure out how to do something we haven't
covered (or you forgot about).  Just Google it!  You'll be happily
suprised how easy it is to find examples for exactly what you're looking
for.  If you are still stuck, \emph{someone} will be able to help
you. Also check out the following:
\begin{itemize}
\item Art of Problem Solving:
  \begin{verbatim}http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/LaTeX/AoPS_L_About.php\end{verbatim}
\item RSI \LaTeX\ materials on the website:
  \begin{verbatim}http://web.mit.edu/rsi/www\end{verbatim}
\end{itemize}

\begin{thebibliography}{1}
\bibitem{citation1} The Gods of RSI.
\end{thebibliography}

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